Recorded 1976–2016 Girls' name Peak 1978 58 births

Shrita — girls' name

58 babies named Shrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Shrita since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2016.

58
total births
1976–2016
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shrita was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shrita in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Shrita between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shrita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shrita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shrita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shrita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shrita at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

58

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Shrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Shrita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 40% of Shrita's all-time total
1970s191980s232000s52010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shrita?
58 babies have been named Shrita since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Shrita most popular?
Shrita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shrita been used?
Shrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Shrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shreya, Shriya, Shruti, Shree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.